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Rick O'Shay in Christmas in Conniption By Stan Lynde

Artist: Stan Lynde (All)

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Rick O'Shay in Christmas in Conniption By Stan Lynde Comic Art

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Title:	Rick O'Shay in Christmas in Conniption By Stan Lynde
Artist:	Stan Lynde (All)
Media Type:	Paint - Watercolor
Art Type:	Commission
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	9,998
Likes on CAF:	1 2
Comments:	4
Added to Site:	10/11/2007
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Description

Back in the early sixties, I started reading comic books and the newspaper comic strips. One of my most favorite strips was Rick O'Shay by Stan Lynde

In particular, I loved the color Sunday strips that focused on Rick and his family and, of course, the "Happy Birthday, Boss" strip featuring Hipshot.

While cruising eBay, I found out that Stan is still accepting commissions. So, I contacted him and asked if he would be willing to create a Christmas scene for me featuring Rick's family (Rick, Gaye, Quyat, Seth, Hipshot, and Belle Star). He graciously accepted and produced this wonderful watercolor.

I asked him to describe the creation process and he wrote back:
Rick, Gaye, and the two boys were to be in the scene, as did Hipshot and Belle Starr. The time was to be Christmas, at Rick's house. I began with different rough sketches, trying to place the characters and elements in a meaningful composition. Finally settled on the concept of Christmas morning. The boys are opening presents beneath the tree as Rick and Gaye look on from the doorway into the kitchen. Hipshot sits drinking coffee nearby in the parlor, Belle Starr at his feet. Working out the composition was fairly difficult--the more elements in a composition, the harder it is.

I stretched the paper by soaking it in water and taping it onto masonite until it dried. This helps eliminate warping and buckling when the water color is added.

It took two pencil drawings to work out the perspective, the second one a careful one which would underlie the pen and ink work and the color. I inked the drawing completely, then rendered the scene in water color.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Feel free to leave comments.

I have two other Rick O'Shay pieces:

Rick O'Shay Daily - 1959/03/11

Rick O'Shay Daily - 1975/09/25

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Ken Z
Member Since 2006

Posted on 8/13/2010

Very Nice. You don't see too many good clean family settings any more.

Bryan Stroud
Member Since 2008

Posted on 8/13/2010

This one has particular meaning to me as Stan was one of the students Jerry Robinson particularly mentioned in the interview I conducted with him, and Stan was kind enough to make a remark about his former instructor that I included in the transcript. A gifted man. Thanks for sharing, Alex.

michael dunne
Member Since 2004

Posted on 1/19/2017

so will this be your Christmas card list next year? if so put me on your list. :)

Germund von Wowern
Member Since 2005

Posted on 1/20/2017

Very very very(!) nice piece and I was happily surprised when I received the CR issue. Lynde was a master of "pleasant storytelling", an art not mastered by many, and I still pick up his work when I feel extra joyful and relaxed (it sort of fits that mood).

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